Does Evil Exist?

The Political Orphanage

Does Evil Exist?

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Does Evil Exist?

Also the nature of political orphans, Ecoism as a religion, and why I hate ouji boards

Andrew Heaton

Aug 08, 2025

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Stephen Kent of the Geeky Stoics podcast interviews me about politics and religion. Namely:

Does evil exist?
How Joseph Campbell predicted the rise of Environmentalism as a nascent religion
Why I’m afraid of ouji boards, despite not believing in them

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